This week in The Story Lab, our project team began preparations for our presenting our project pitch to a panel of four ‘potential investors’ and the rest of the class.  In particular, it was a really interesting experience to get to hear the other groups in the class present their ideas, even though many of the ideas, including ours, are still in the prototype drafting stage.  It quickly became clear that each different group had put together a vastly different idea, with both unique narratives and ways in which their stories would be told.  In particular, I both enjoyed and was gravitated towards the projects Dodging the Bullet, a narrative about the disappearance of a girl after involving herself in an online relationship, and Protest of Passion, a faux political campaign.

As one of the later groups to present, I thought our group presentation was sound, however potentially did not clearly translate and explain itself to the audience quite enough.  Feedback from the panel seemed positive, our narrative and inspiration intrigued and interested the panel, however it was suggested by a few members that maybe we have bitten off more than we can chew, in terms of how many platforms we are planning to relay the story across.  Upon later discussions with the group in regards to the feedback, we have decided to abandon the idea of the short films, as not only were they to be the most time consuming, but also were not as relevant in telling Connor’s story, as they were from an outside perspective.  The short films also did not fit with the ‘realism’ of the project, and would be jarring to the narrative and to audiences when ‘pushing off’ between a fictional film, to a more realistic platform, such as Facebook and YouTube.